Obituaries

Mar 3, 2019

Walter L. Drechsel Jr., 89, passed away on Sunday, March 3, 2019, at St. Elizabeth Hospital, Appleton. He was born on March 27, 1929, in Appleton, the son of Walter and Erna (Kleinschmidt) Drechsel Sr. Walter graduated from Menasha High School, the Class of 1947, honorably served his country in the National Guard, and was then united in marriage to...

Mar 2, 2019

Mar 2, 2019

Born to Life on February 23, 1959. Born to Eternal Life on March 2nd 2019, Barbara “Barb” J. Havemann has gained her beautiful angel wings and gracefully went in to the arms of Our Dear Lord and Savior.

Barb was an angel in plain sight as she demonstrated a true grace and dignity while she dealt with the many difficult...

Mar 2, 2019

Helen Taylor Thiel, of Appleton WI, passed away after a sudden illness at age 87 on March 2, 2019, with her family by her side. Helen was born in Madison, WI, May 25, 1931. Preceded in death by her Father, Dr. Arthur C. Taylor, her Mother Edith Taylor, Sister, Elizabeth, Brother Sterling and Sister-in-law, Glynda Taylor.

She is survived by...

Mar 1, 2019

Richard Harold Hansen, age 78, passed away peacefully on March 1, 2019. Richard was born on September 30, 1940, in Neenah, son of the late Richard and Margaret (Bretthauer) Hansen. After graduating from Menasha High School, he earned his degree in Industrial Engineering from UW-Madison. Richard married the love of his life, Beverly Fritz, and they moved to their Menasha...

Mar 1, 2019

Feb 28, 2019

Rosemary Marie Thein, 98, of Appleton, Wisconsin passed away at her home surrounded by her family on February 28, 2019.

She was born in Appleton on July 28, 1920, one of two sisters (Jane A. Skall). She grew up and lived in Appleton her entire life. She married Lawrence J. Thein on May 29, 1942, enjoying 65 years of marriage....

Feb 27, 2019

Debra Ann Lubinski, Neenah, passed away February 27, 2019. She was born July 20, 1958 in Green Bay, Wisconsin to the late Alvin and Doris (Curley) Malmberg. Debra married Mark Lubinski on September 16, 1978 in Green Bay, WI. They recently celebrated their 40th anniversary. Always a loving wife, mother, sister, aunt and caregiver, Debra also shared her gifts through...

Feb 27, 2019

Burton Stensberg, age 88 of Appleton, was called safely home to the waiting arms of his Savior on Wednesday morning, February 27, 2019, following a year-long struggle with failing health. Burt was born in Wisconsin Rapids on July 8, 1930, son of the late Olaf and Roena (Kruger) Stensberg. On August 31, 1958, he married Lucille Lange and together the...

Feb 26, 2019

Daniel Garvey, 70, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, February 26, 2019, at his home. He was born on November 27, 1948, in Appleton, the son of James and Minnie (Philipsen) Garvey. He served in the U.S. Army from 1969 to 1971, and was honorably discharged after being stationed in Alaska. Daniel was united in marriage to Patricia Youngworth on December...

Feb 26, 2019

Feb 26, 2019

Thomas John Lison, age 94, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on February 26, 2019, at the Rennes Health and Rehab Center. Tom was born in Green Bay on November 4, 1924, son of Raymond and Grace (Lewis) Lison. He went to St. Patrick’s Grade School and Green Bay West High School. During WWII, Tom served in...

Feb 26, 2019

James Allen Leschke, age 82, passed away on Tuesday, February 26th, 2019 in Menasha, Wisconsin.

Jim was born August 17, 1936 in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, the son of the late Edward and Irene (Kieselhorst) Leschke. He was a graduate of Lincoln High School, Class of 1954 and served in the US Army Corps of Engineers in Korea during 1956-1958. Jim married...

Feb 26, 2019

Eugene “Gene” “Pickle” Ashauer, 86, passed away on Tuesday, February 26, 2019.

Gene was born on March 5, 1932 to Anton and Lucille (Laux) Ashauer. He was a veteran having served in the US Army. On June 25, 1955 he was united in marriage to Margaret Merckx. Gene worked as a union carpenter for St. Aubin Brothers and later Boldt...

Feb 25, 2019

Dale A. Uecker, age 74, died at home on Monday, February 25, 2019, after years of many hard-fought medical challenges. He was born in Appleton on September 20, 1944, to Andrew and Daisy (Wanek) Uecker. A 1963 graduate of Appleton (West) High School, Dale later served proudly in Vietnam as a U.S. Army paratrooper in the 173rd Airborne Brigade. He...

Feb 25, 2019

Passed away unexpectedly at her home on February 25, 2019 at the age of 37. Corinna was born on January 13, 1982 in Fayetteville, North Carolina to Karl and Sandra Kronberg. Corinna loved country music; her favorite artists Miranda Lambert and Mariah Carey. She loved her animals, butterflies, and unicorns.

Corinna is survived by her mother Sandra (Michael) Hefner; sisters...

Feb 24, 2019

Elaine M. DeGrave, age 94, passed away on Sunday, February 24, 2019. She was born on September 26, 1924 in Chicago, IL, the daughter of the late Joseph and Elizabeth (Thielen) Simon. Elaine married David DeGrave on September 6, 1947, and they relocated to Kaukauna soon thereafter. Elaine was a long-time, loyal member at St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Kaukauna...

Feb 23, 2019

Anita Kapp, age 98, passed away at ThedaCare Medical Center in Appleton on Saturday evening, February 23, 2019. Anita was born in Appleton on September 16, 1920, daughter of the late Otto and Marcella (Grunwald) Wiegand. In 1941, she married Sherman Kapp who has preceded her in death.

Anita will be most remembered for her activity in countless American Legion...

Feb 22, 2019

We were not ready to say goodbye.

LeeAnn Dorn, age 60 passed away unexpectedly at her home. Affectionately known by family and friends as, “LeeAnnie”, “Lan”, “Wigs”, “LeeLee” and her most recent and coveted nickname “Giggle Grammy”.

LeeAnn was born on July 2, 1958 in Germantown Wisconsin, and was a perfectly timed gift for her patriotic parents Reuben and Betty...

Feb 21, 2019

Marjorie Ann Rosebush, age 92, died on February 21, 2019, in Appleton, Wisconsin. Marge was born in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin on June 8, 1926 to Herman Oliver and Ethel Mae (Care) Johnson. She grew up in Hartford, Wisconsin with her sisters Mary Elaine and Lois Mae. She became an English major at her father’s alma mater, Lawrence University in...